Karen Bass: “A political agenda of provoking fear and terror”

We must rigorously examine whether our policies, training, tactics, supervision and accountability systems are sufficient.

I directed city departments to halt plans to rebuild the warehouse until the health and safety of the community are protected.

Too often, those requests have been met with delayed communication, limited transparency, and insufficient public engagement.

Residents, public agencies and elected officials have repeatedly sought timely information regarding the cleanup, remediation, environmental monitoring and recovery.